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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to an energy storage system.
- renewable energy is emerging due to the depletion of fossil fuels and environmental issues.
- the renewable energy uses natural energy such as sunlight, solar heat, wind power, tidal power or geothermal heat, and electricity generating systems mainly using sunlight are being widely and practically applied.
- a renewable energy generating system is a system that supplies a power of renewable energy generator to a load or a grid.
- the power produced by a renewable energy generator is less than the power consumed by a load, all the power available from the renewable energy generator is consumed by the load, and an insufficient power is supplied through a grid.
- the power produced by the renewable energy generator is greater than the power consumed by the load, a surplus power that is not consumed by the load among the power produced by the renewable energy generator is supplied to a grid as a reverse flow power.
- a power storage system is a system that converts power to a physical or chemical energy and stores the energy.
- the power storage system is connected to the grid, receives power (“night power”) from the grid during night, stores the received power, and uses the energy of the received power during a daytime. Further, an energy storage system supplies an emergency power during blackout, during which electricity is not supplied through the grid.
- Such an energy storage system combines a renewable energy generating system and a power storage system, and stores the surplus power from the renewable energy generator and night power from the grid in the power storage system.
- power generated by the renewable energy generating system may be stored in the power storage system, or may be provided to the load and/or the grid.
- aspects of embodiments according to the present invention are directed toward an energy storage system, which reduces the number of capacitors for storing renewable energy, thereby reducing the cost and securing electrical stability.
- an energy storage system is configured to store power from a power generating unit.
- the energy storage system includes: a storage capacitor having a first end electrically coupled to one end of the power generating unit; a secondary battery having a first terminal electrically coupled to a second end of the storage capacitor, and a second terminal electrically coupled to another end of the power generating unit; and a first converter configured to selectively couple the storage capacitor and the secondary battery to the load.
- the energy storage system may further include an inverter coupled to the first converter.
- the energy storage system may further include a controller coupled to the first converter and the inverter, and configured to control an operation of the first converter.
- the storage capacitor and the secondary battery may be coupled to an output terminal of the power generating unit.
- the first converter may include first and second switches coupled in series across the storage capacitor and the secondary battery, and the inverter may be coupled to a contact point between the storage capacitor and the secondary battery and a contact point between the first and second switches.
- the controller may be configured to apply the control signal to the first and second switches to form a path for supplying a power to the load through the storage capacitor or the secondary battery.
- the controller may be configured to drive the first and second switches complimentarily.
- the energy storage system may further include a maximum power point tracker coupled to the output terminal of the power generating unit, wherein the storage capacitor and the secondary battery are coupled in series across both ends of the maximum power point tracker.
- the energy storage system may further include a transformer including a primary winding coupled to the contact point between the storage capacitor and the secondary battery and the contact point between the first and second switches, and a secondary winding coupled to the inverter.
- the energy storage system may further include a second converter coupled between the secondary winding of the transformer and the inverter, and for transducing an output power of the transformer into an Alternating Current (AC) power to be applied to the inverter or for transducing an output power of the inverter into a Direct Current (DC) power to be applied to the transformer.
- AC Alternating Current
- DC Direct Current
- the energy storage system may further include a link capacitor coupled between the second converter and the inverter in parallel, and for storing the power from the second converter or the inverter.
- the second converter may include four switches, and the four switches may include transistors or diodes.
- the power generating unit may be configured to generate a power with one selected from the group consisting of sunlight, solar heat, wind power, tidal power and geothermal heat.
- the converter may be a bi-directional converter.
- the inverter may be a bi-directional inverter.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an energy storage system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a controller of an energy storage system according to an embodiment which controls a duty ratio
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing a circuit configuration when operating a first switch of a first converter in an energy storage system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing a circuit configuration when operating a second switch of a first converter in an energy storage system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid coupled to an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power of a solar cell remains;
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid coupled to an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power of a solar cell is insufficient;
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid coupled an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power of a solar cell is not generated;
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing characteristics of a voltage and current when a power is supplied from a battery in the connecting of a grid coupled to an energy storage system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing characteristics of a voltage and current when a power of a solar cell is supplied to a load in the connecting of a grid coupled to an energy storage system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an energy storage system according to an embodiment.
- an energy storage system 1000 includes a renewable energy unit (e.g., a power generating unit) 120 , a storage capacitor 130 , a battery 140 , a first converter 150 , a transformer 160 , a second converter 170 , a link capacitor 180 , an inverter 190 , and a controller 200 .
- a renewable energy unit e.g., a power generating unit
- the renewable energy unit 120 converts natural energy into electrical energy. That is, the renewable energy unit 120 generates a power with renewable energy such as sunlight, solar heat, wind power, tidal power or geothermal heat. In the present application, the renewable energy unit 120 will be described primarily in reference to a solar cell. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the renewable energy unit 120 may generate a power during the daytime, for example, when the renewable energy unit 120 includes a solar cell (or solar cells).
- the renewable energy unit 120 supplies the power, which is generated during the daytime, to the energy storage system 1000 .
- the energy storage system 1000 supplies the received power to the load 10 , or stores the received power in the battery 140 of the energy storage system 1000 , or provides the received power to a grid 110 , which may be connected to the energy storage system 1000 .
- the renewable energy unit 120 may be coupled to a maximum power point tracker 121 through a relay RL.
- the maximum power point tracker 121 includes an inductor, a switch, and a diode.
- the maximum power point tracker 121 detects a voltage and a current at a power point where a power generated by the renewable energy unit 120 is at the maximum.
- the maximum power point tracker 121 maintains the states of the voltage and current and enables the transfer of the maximum power that may be generated by the renewable energy unit 120 .
- the maximum power point tracker 121 includes an inductor, a transistor, and a diode, and operates as a booster converter having an output terminal connected to the storage capacitor 130 .
- the controller 200 determines the output voltage and current of the maximum power point tracker 121 by adjusting the on/off timing of the transistor of the maximum power point tracker 121 .
- the renewable energy unit 120 is described as being connected to the storage capacitor 130 through the maximum power point tracker 121 .
- the maximum power point tracker 121 may not be used, and the renewable energy unit 120 may be directly connected to the storage capacitor 130 through the relay RL.
- the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 are serially coupled to the output terminal of the maximum power point tracker 121 . That is, the output of the maximum power point tracker 121 is distributed to the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 . If a voltage applied across the both ends of the storage capacitor 130 is higher than the withstand voltage of the storage capacitor 130 , the storage capacitor 130 may not operate properly, thus the distribution of the withstand voltage by connecting the capacitors in series may be used. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 are coupled to the maximum power point tracker 121 in series. The voltage transferred to the storage capacitor 130 is lower than the voltage transferred to the storage capacitor in a case where only the storage capacitor is coupled to the output terminal of the maximum power tracker 121 .
- the number of capacitors that constitute the storage capacitor 130 may be reduced. Consequently, the capacitance of the storage capacitor 130 increases, and thus the number of elements which are coupled to the battery 130 in parallel may be reduced. As a result, the number of desired elements in the storage capacitor 130 may be reduced, when the storage capacitor 130 is serially coupled to the battery 140 .
- the battery 140 may receive a power from at least one of the grid 110 and the renewable energy 120 and may be charged with the power. Moreover, when the load 10 requires an additional power, for example, when a power supply from the grid 110 is cut off or an amount of power consumption of the load 10 is higher than an amount of power that is supplied from the grid 110 and the renewable energy unit 120 , the battery 140 may be discharged and thereby supply power to the load 10 .
- the first converter 150 is coupled to the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the first converter 150 controls the turn on/off of the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 to allow the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 to be charged/discharged.
- the first converter 150 may be configured with a bi-directional converter, and may allow the power of the storage capacitor 130 and the power of the battery 140 to be supplied to the load 10 or allow the surplus power of the grid 110 to be supplied to the battery 140 .
- the first converter 150 is illustrated as a bi-directional converter in FIG. 1 .
- the present invention is not limited to the embodiment using the bi-directional converter, and substantially the same functions may be implemented, for example, by using a plurality of one-directional converters.
- the first converter 150 includes first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 that are coupled in series. Moreover, one end of the primary winding of the transformer 160 is coupled to a contact point between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 , and the other end of the primary winding is coupled to a contact point between the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 .
- the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 operate complimentarily. That is, the second switch Q 2 is turned off when the first switch Q 1 is turned on, but the second switch Q 2 is turned on when the first switch Q 1 is turned off.
- the first switch Q 1 is turned on to form a path through which the storage capacitor 130 is coupled to the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the second switch Q 2 is turned on to form a path through which the battery 140 is coupled to the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the operations of the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 will be described below in more detail.
- the one end of the primary winding of the transformer 160 is coupled to the contact point between the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 , and the other end of the primary winding of the transformer 160 is coupled to the contact point between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 . Moreover, the secondary winding of the transformer 160 is coupled to the second converter 170 .
- the storage capacitor 130 and the battery 140 are disconnected from the inverter 190 by the transformer 160 , thereby securing electrical stability.
- the transformer 160 receives a voltage from the storage capacitor 130 or the battery 140 and boosts or steps down the voltage according to a winding ratio, or it receives a voltage from the grid 110 and boosts or steps down the voltage according to a winding ratio.
- the second converter 170 is coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the second converter 170 may be configured in a bridge transistor type including four switches. Also, the control electrode of each of the switches is coupled to the controller 200 , and each of the switches may be turned on/off according to the signal of the controller 200 .
- the second converter 170 transduces an AC voltage, which is outputted from the secondary winding of the transformer 160 , into a DC voltage.
- the DC voltage outputted from the second converter 170 may be applied to the inverter 190 through the link capacitor 180 .
- the second converter 170 transduces a DC voltage applied from the inverter 190 into an AC voltage and applies the AC voltage to the secondary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the second converter 170 is shown and described in reference to a full bridge structure having four transistors, the second converter 170 may be configured with a full-bridge diode that is configured with four diodes and is commonly used. In this case, the second converter 170 operates as a rectifier, i.e., receives the AC voltage from the transformer 160 and rectifies the AC voltage into a DC voltage.
- the link capacitor 180 is coupled between the second converter 170 and the inductor 190 .
- the link capacitor 180 is charged to link voltage due to the output voltage of the second converter 170 or the inverter 190 . Therefore, even if the output voltage of the second converter 170 /the inductor 190 fluctuates, the voltage of the inductor 190 /the second converter 170 can be maintained constantly (or substantially constantly).
- the inverter 190 is coupled to the link capacitor 180 .
- the inverter 190 may be configured with a bi-directional inverter.
- the inverter 190 receives the output voltage of the link capacitor 180 and converts the output voltage into an AC voltage suitable for the load 10 .
- the inverter 190 receives the AC voltage of the grid 110 , converts the AC voltage into a DC voltage through a rectifying operation, and applies the DC voltage to the second converter 170 . Therefore, the AC voltage transduced by the second converter 170 may be transferred to and stored in the battery 140 through the transformer 160 .
- the inverter 190 may be configured with four switches and performs voltage conversion according to the turn-on/off of each of the switches. Such a configuration is known to those skilled in the art, and thus its detailed description will be omitted.
- the controller 200 is coupled to the maximum power point tracker 121 , the first converter 150 , the second converter 170 and the inverter 190 .
- the controller 200 is coupled to the control electrodes of switches that configure the maximum power point tracker 121 , the first converter 150 , the second converter 170 and the inverter 190 .
- the controller 200 controls the turn-on/off of the switches with control signals.
- the controller 200 may control the turn-on/off of the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 of the first converter 150 and allow a power to be applied through the first converter 150 .
- the controller 200 may turn on the first switch Q 1 and allow the power of the storage capacitor 130 to be applied to the load 10 .
- the controller 200 may turn on the second switch Q 2 and allow the power of the battery 140 to be applied to the load 10 , or may allow the battery 140 to receive a power from the maximum power point tracker 121 or the grid 110 and to be charged with the received power.
- controller of the energy storage system controls the first converter 150 .
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a controller of an energy storage system according to an embodiment which controls a duty ratio.
- the controller 200 includes three operational amplifiers AMP 1 , AMP 2 and AMP 3 that are coupled to the first converter 150 , a feedback circuit of the operational amplifier AMP 1 , and a feedback circuit of the operational amplifier AMP 2 .
- a voltage V Link that is applied across the ends of the link capacitor 180 is divided by first and second resistors R 1 and R 2 that are serially connected.
- a voltage that is applied across the second resistor R 2 is applied to the negative terminal ( ⁇ ) of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 as an input voltage, and a reference voltage Vref is applied to the positive terminal (+) of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 .
- a third resistor R 3 , a first capacitor C 1 and a second capacitor C 2 that form the feedback of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 amplifies a difference between voltages that are applied to the input terminals (+, ⁇ ) of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 .
- the first operational amplifier AMP 1 operates and outputs a voltage corresponding to the voltage difference of the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 with respect to the reference voltage Vref. Accordingly, the higher the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 , the lower the output value. To the contrary, the lower the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 , the higher the output value.
- the second operational amplifier AMP 2 that is a next stage receives the output voltage of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 through a positive terminal (+). Also, the second operational amplifier AMP 2 receives a current Ip, which flows through the primary winding of the transformer 160 , through a negative terminal ( ⁇ ) and a fourth resistor R 4 that are coupled in series. If the second operational amplifier AMP 2 is an ideal amplifier, the voltage of the negative terminal ( ⁇ ) is the same as that of the positive terminal (+) in operating. Accordingly, the primary winding current Ip may be changed into a voltage signal proportional to it.
- a fifth resistor R 5 , a third capacitor C 3 and a fourth capacitor C 4 that form the feedback of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 compares the voltage signal with the output voltage of the first operational amplifier AMP 1 to operate and output a voltage difference. Accordingly, the higher the primary winding current Ip, a lower value is outputted. To the contrary, the lower the primary winding current Ip, a higher value is outputted.
- the third operational amplifier AMP 3 that is a stage next to the second operational amplifier AMP 2 receives the output voltage of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 through a negative terminal ( ⁇ ). Also, the third operational amplifier AMP 3 receives a sawtooth wave having a certain frequency (for example, 50 KHz) through a positive terminal (+). The third operational amplifier AMP 3 compares the sawtooth wave with the output voltage of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 to operate according to the voltage difference.
- the third operational amplifier AMP 3 does not have a feedback connection, and thus it operates in a saturation region.
- the controller 200 uses the output voltage of the third operational amplifier AMP 3 as the control voltage of the second switch Q 2 .
- the controller 200 inverts the output voltage of the third operational amplifier AMP 3 and uses the inverted voltage as the control voltage of the first switch Q 1 .
- the controller 200 determines a duty ratio between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 .
- the controller 200 may determine the duty ratio between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 that configure the first converter 150 (e.g., bi-directional converter 150 ) by using the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 and the primary winding current Ip.
- the first converter 150 e.g., bi-directional converter 150
- the controller 200 determines the output voltage of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 that allows the secondary winding current I L to become 0 A, and the third operational amplifier AMP 3 compares the determined voltage with the sawtooth wave to determine the duty ratio between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 .
- the controller 200 compares the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 with the reference voltage Vref to output a voltage, and determines the output voltage of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 that allows the secondary winding current I L to flow in order for the same voltage as the output voltage to be generated. Moreover, the controller 200 compares the output voltage of the second operational amplifier AMP 2 with the sawtooth wave to determine the duty ratio between the first and second switches Q 1 and Q 2 through the third operational amplifier AMP 3 .
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing a circuit configuration when operating the first switch Q 1 of the first converter 150 in the energy storage system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing a circuit configuration when operating the second switch Q 2 of the first converter 150 in the energy storage system according to an embodiment.
- a current path that passes through the primary winding of the transformer 160 from the battery 140 is formed along a path that is indicated by an arrow. Accordingly, the discharge path of the battery 140 is formed. Also, the path may operate as the charge path of the battery 140 according to the direction of a current.
- the transformer 160 may boost a voltage that is applied from the primary winding.
- FIG. 5 shows characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid of an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power output of a solar cell exceeds demand.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a graph when the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 is 400 V, the voltage of the battery 140 is 200 V, the generation power of the renewable energy unit 120 is 1.6 KW and the consumption power of the load 10 is 1.2 KW.
- the average of the current I L of the inductor 181 is about 3 A, and when multiplying the 3 A and the voltage V Link of 400 V of the link capacitor 180 , it can be seen that the consumption power of the load 10 is 1.2 KW.
- an average current is shown as about ⁇ 2 A in the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the primary winding current Ip may be recognized as the discharge current of the battery 140 , and thus it can be seen that the battery 140 is being charged.
- FIG. 6 shows characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid of an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power output of a solar cell is insufficient to meet demand.
- the voltage of the battery 140 is 200 V and the consumption power of the load 10 is 1.2 KW, but the generation power of the renewable energy unit 120 is set to 800 W.
- an average current is shown as about 2 A in the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- FIG. 7 shows characteristics of a voltage and current when a power failure occurs in a grid of an energy storage system according to an embodiment and a power of a solar cell is not generated.
- the voltage of the battery 140 is 200 V and the consumption power of the load 10 is 1.2 KW, but the generation power of the renewable energy unit 120 is set to 0 W (for example, at night). In this case, an average current is shown as about 6 A in the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the battery 140 supplies 1.2 KW required by the load 10 to the load 10 .
- FIG. 8 shows characteristics of a voltage and current when a power is supplied from a battery of an energy storage system that is coupled to a grid according to an embodiment.
- the voltage of the battery 140 is 200 V
- a consumption power transferred from the inverter 190 to the load 10 is 2 KW because the load 10 is in a peak state
- the power generated by the renewable energy unit 120 is set to 0 W (for example, at 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
- the grid 110 is set in a connected state.
- an average current is shown as about 10 A in the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the battery 140 supplies a power of 1.2 KW other than a power supplied from the grid 110 to the load 10 to meet the power demand of the load 10 .
- FIG. 9 shows characteristics of a voltage and current when a power of a solar cell is supplied to a load of an energy storage system that is coupled to a grid according to an embodiment.
- the consumption power of the load 10 is 1.2 KW
- the power generated by the renewable energy unit 120 is set to 700 W
- the grid 110 is connected.
- an average current is shown as about 0 A in the primary winding of the transformer 160 .
- the average current of an inductor current I L is about 1.75 A and the voltage V Link of the link capacitor 180 is about 400 V, it can been seen through the simulation of FIG. 9 that all the power of 700 W generated by the renewable energy unit 120 is transferred to the load 10 and the battery 140 is not charged/discharged.
- the energy storage system serially connects the storage capacitor and the battery to the output terminal of the maximum power point tracker and allows the storage capacitor to divide and receive a voltage, and thus the number of elements configuring the storage capacitor can be reduced.
- the energy storage system couples one end of the primary winding to the contact point between the storage capacitor and the battery, couples the other end of the primary winding to the contact point between the first and second switches, includes the transformer having the secondary winding coupled to the rectifier, and disconnects the storage capacitor and the battery from the inverter, thereby securing electrical stability.
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